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Walrus resting on pack Ice

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Posted by Danny Green on January 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Walrus resting on pack Ice
I haven't been out with the camera for ages taken some time with the kids and also been looking back at some stuff I did last year. This shot was taken in Murchinson fjord, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard about as wild and remote as it gets in Europe. I was shooting from a zodiac and we just drifted upto this large male as he was hauled out on this Ice flow. They look so peaceful and also clumsy on land but in the water they can be very dangerous as we found out a few days later when a female attacked our zodiac and burst one of the tubes which was the scariest and most dangerous thing I have been through, all filmed by a crew at the BBC who eventually came to our aid :smile:

Canon 1D MK11, 70-200mm Lens, F9, 1/1000, ISO 200

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Danny Green on January 5, 2009 at 1:45 PM
One very angry female taken with a 24-70mm lens at it the 24mm range,
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on January 5, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Very interesting story Danny plus two fantastic pics,
thanks for sharing
Bertl
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Reminds me of 'bath time' Danny. Good to see you posting again. :wavey:

Steve
Posted by Fran French on January 5, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Thank goodness for the BBC :smile:

I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of those tusks! Very nice images!

Fran
Posted by Vincent Jones on January 5, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Nature Photography at its best

What an awesome experience this must of been Danny, I can just imagine your face on the boat when the female attacked lol. Not funny really as she could have done some serious damage to you all & the camera/lens.

An experience of a life time with some great images too :toast: :toast:

Was Edwin with you? If he was then I blame him :biggrin: He as this effect with Otters :biggrin: :biggrin:

Vince :toast:
Hi Edwin :wavey:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on January 5, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Wow thats one buck tooth monster you dont want to be on the wrong end of! Nice images Danny.
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 5, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Superb work Danny,

Like both pictures and they really do tell some different stories about these huge beasts.. Having worked with some big animals in my time I know you've got to have appendages of steel to take a shot like this when under attack.. Well done and thanks for sharing..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on January 5, 2009 at 3:11 PM
very interesting images, the top one is a real beauty. The composition and setting are very nice.

Matt
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 5, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Great stuff and very nice light-a story to tell the kids for years to come

Dave :wavey: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on January 5, 2009 at 3:34 PM
I'm impressed that you took the time to put the right lens on for the second shot. My thoughts would have been on self preservation! The first one in particular is superb.

David
Posted by Danny Green on January 5, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Hello Vince

No I didn't take Mr Kats with me but rest assured he would have been chucked overboard to save the gear :biggrin: but then again my gear is made of tough stuff it can even withstand being run over by a 4x4 :biggrin: :biggrin:

Danny
Posted by Vincent Jones on January 5, 2009 at 4:12 PM
ROFLOL :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: You talking about me lol

Hi Danny (brumm brumm - whoops :eek: Sorryyyyyy Danny :biggrin: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 5, 2009 at 4:31 PM
The frist shot it superb :toast:


The second one is scary :smile:




Regards



Ian
Posted by Justin on January 5, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Hi Danny,

Sounds like quite an adventure and a bit of a close shave.

Love the first image, what a great backdrop for the Walrus.

The second image certainly shows he's certainly not a creature to under estimate.



:cool: :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 5, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Cracking pair of images Danny. Great environmental shot and then to grab the second under the circumstances is quite an achievement :smile:
Posted by Scott Tilley on January 5, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Hi Danny love the first image, although perhaps some idea of scale would have been useful. I notice there is just space on the right :biggrin: Perhaps you could have used the self timer! :biggrin: :biggrin:

Scott :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on January 6, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Great shots. I like the first one most.
:toast:
Posted by PhilH on January 6, 2009 at 3:54 AM
Both very very nice..... The BEEB does have its uses.... :biggrin: Although it seems like they made sure they got the shots first, shall have to see if they appear on one of these out-take shows.... :wink:

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ian Hay on January 6, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Licence fee well spent :smile:

Great shot and story, I think the second on is a bit close in the frame :toast:

Ian hay
Posted by Elliott Neep on January 7, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Great contextual shot Danny. A real living landscape. Sorry to hear about the terror involved, but rest assured, it was worth it... :smile:
:toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 7, 2009 at 12:23 PM
That is awesome.

I love it :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ben Gardner on January 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM
second shot taken at 24mm must have been a bit close for comfort.